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Published: 2004-12-27 22:11:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1058; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 247
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Description black overhead and underfoot
wood crackles and glows with delight

its the beauty in the details
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Comments: 54

aalf [2005-01-15 16:51:55 +0000 UTC]

This is a really interesting shot.
Yellowstone has some incredible landscapes to picture indeed, and it tends to show fantastic colors too.
It is to see how you turned those colors to black and white nicely.
This really seems like an illustration of a dream.
This is beautiful.

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RazzleDazzleDesign [2005-01-04 13:06:13 +0000 UTC]

The Stark contrast and the black and white features work so well with the winter and baren landscape. It's quite an eery and dreamlike photo. Nicely done.

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eunica [2005-01-02 02:37:36 +0000 UTC]

red filter? looks like it. I really dig the visual effect of having the sky darker than the ground, and yet there be perfect lighting and detail. the sharpness and contarst is excellent.

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darkened-flame In reply to eunica [2005-01-02 05:55:09 +0000 UTC]

IR indeed

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blueseas [2004-12-31 23:00:04 +0000 UTC]

looks like someone found some hot springs.

...this looks amazing. Makes me want to play with some of my Mammoth shots.

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darkened-flame In reply to blueseas [2004-12-31 23:24:41 +0000 UTC]

hahaha

mammoth hotsprings shots?

why - you have a good eye - or a good memeory

or you just inadvertantly mentioned the place where i took my shot

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blueseas In reply to darkened-flame [2004-12-31 23:41:47 +0000 UTC]

O_o Maybe you should look at the ohhh...10 odd shots of the place in my gallery. I was there in August.

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andy261 [2004-12-31 07:44:01 +0000 UTC]

awesome and beautiful. i especially like the clarity of the sky.

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nektarini [2004-12-30 17:18:14 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!!

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bada [2004-12-30 14:55:06 +0000 UTC]

Really interessing shot. So dark and scary! Amazing shot!

Have a happy new year!

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Const [2004-12-30 14:54:00 +0000 UTC]

Very beutiful work, my friend!

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HikageNeko [2004-12-30 12:15:54 +0000 UTC]

very nice The landscape is... strangely beautiful and alien.

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thechildlikeempress [2004-12-30 03:28:31 +0000 UTC]

without fail - your landscapes continually take my breath away!
IR filter?
I love this

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darkened-flame In reply to thechildlikeempress [2004-12-31 21:00:33 +0000 UTC]

IR indeed

and thank you much dearest!

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dempski [2004-12-30 02:25:55 +0000 UTC]

great looking terrain. wonderful atmosphere.

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danielzklein [2004-12-30 00:32:00 +0000 UTC]

You never disappoint Wonderful, as ever.

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darkened-flame In reply to danielzklein [2004-12-31 21:01:01 +0000 UTC]

not so much that i dont disappoint

rather you go easy on me

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AdMortem [2004-12-29 07:22:25 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot, like the contrast between the black and white. The sky really brings out the photo.

Keep it up, hope college is goin good

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darkened-flame In reply to AdMortem [2004-12-31 21:03:46 +0000 UTC]

aye thank you for your well wishes. yes college is going great. 3.7 GPA insofar

and htank you for your compliments as well. glad you enjoyed it

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emotionISdeadend [2004-12-29 04:05:22 +0000 UTC]

damn man you still take amazing pictures....the contrast is amazing, how the fuck do you make them look so damn good...keep it up, talk to you later

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darkened-flame In reply to emotionISdeadend [2004-12-31 21:05:04 +0000 UTC]

hahaha thanks bro - cept i took it over the summer. im just posting old shite to get it out of hte way......

and its a combo of IR filter and photoshop that makes them look so tasty. just adds that depth you love to see.

and the "emotion" that everyone says is in there

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MasterCanuck [2004-12-29 00:59:08 +0000 UTC]

IM GOING TO FUCK YOUR WORLD BITCH

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darkened-flame In reply to MasterCanuck [2004-12-31 21:05:18 +0000 UTC]

love you too

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Pinktattoo [2004-12-28 18:30:20 +0000 UTC]

OMG, this is amazing, great job, will there be a print?

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darkened-flame In reply to Pinktattoo [2005-03-28 07:25:00 +0000 UTC]

sorry bout getting back so late - i have a tendancy to.......

die

and not reply to anyone on deviantart. but im alive tonight. may be a print - might not. we will see.

thanks for the comment nonetheless

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Pinktattoo In reply to darkened-flame [2005-03-28 07:35:20 +0000 UTC]

no problem, it's a great photo, and the rest of your gallery is very good too.

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4dam [2004-12-28 15:17:27 +0000 UTC]

Another dreamscape - I love it. I can get lost in this one. A bit too much vignetting though I think.

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darkened-flame In reply to 4dam [2004-12-31 21:06:44 +0000 UTC]

haha thanks bro

yeah upon reflection it is - but its also partly due to the different parts of the photo enhancing that effect. as in the middle is a bright white and the outside is a dark black + vignetting = LOTS of vignetting (tho it really isnt)

id dial it back a bit but.......

i dont care hahaha

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cousineamericaine [2004-12-28 15:07:32 +0000 UTC]

i love the contrast and the lighting on this shot. it really sets the mood.

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honestbrutality [2004-12-28 15:06:12 +0000 UTC]

All of your works seem very... Ansel-Adams-Esque.

I love it. the only thing i'd reccomend is more of a landscape feel. This just doest feel right with the vertical orientation.

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darkened-flame In reply to honestbrutality [2004-12-31 21:10:38 +0000 UTC]

honestbrutality.........

well that wasnt very brutal

i actually have a landscape and portrait shot of this same scene - but it doesnt fit when you look at how the landscape towers up and all the trees go upwards as well. It has tighter more form fitting composition in portrait shot. Everything caught on the left and right more or less takes away from the comp than adds to it

but i appreciate the critique

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Raventhird [2004-12-28 13:06:15 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful and expressive. Great work.

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Smashinggirl [2004-12-28 10:55:58 +0000 UTC]

Wow, great texture and atmosphere, it's beautiful.

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schmbrln [2004-12-28 04:53:04 +0000 UTC]

great shot, i love the depth of this photo. the clouds just look amazing and full of life, so great to look at. great frame up how you were on the bottom of the hill, you get to see all the landscape climbing up towards the sky. just an exciting peice. nice black and white.

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sfmoe [2004-12-28 02:53:51 +0000 UTC]

wow it looks like the aftermath of a fire ... great looking shot dude

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darkened-flame In reply to sfmoe [2004-12-31 21:12:34 +0000 UTC]

in fact its the aftermath of trees being coated by boiling water and high mineral contents for long periods of time.

so basically the same thing as a fire except for the wood is still there

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londonxpress [2004-12-28 02:53:17 +0000 UTC]

I say this a lot of times when looking at artwork, but I really mean it here: this is gorgeous. I'm a huge fan of black and white photography and I find this piece simply stunning to look at. From the richness of tones, composition, to the stark landscape that you've caught on film - there is a lot of expression / emotion within this capture. Thank you for sharing your talented work with us!

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darkened-flame In reply to londonxpress [2004-12-31 21:21:04 +0000 UTC]

wow thank you very much. I highly respect your artwork - so that really means a lot to me.

Glad you enjoyed it

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TerrorCookie [2004-12-28 02:26:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow, it's lovely!

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uh [2004-12-28 01:26:11 +0000 UTC]

nice!

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margi [2004-12-28 01:08:59 +0000 UTC]

thats a really awesome shot, i love the contrast.

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vioLIT [2004-12-27 23:38:21 +0000 UTC]

This place looks familiar.
Cool.

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darkened-flame In reply to vioLIT [2004-12-31 21:11:12 +0000 UTC]

well

have u ever been to north yellowstone?

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legomancer [2004-12-27 22:41:18 +0000 UTC]

How did you get the sky to be Black? The top cloud lump is the focal point just because of its brightness. btw. i didn't know ifyou wanted it tobe that way.

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darkened-flame In reply to legomancer [2004-12-31 21:13:08 +0000 UTC]

IR my dear

the key to making any sky look better

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photographicmemory [2004-12-27 22:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful!

What exactly is it? You said that it is not ice, is it sand?

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darkened-flame In reply to photographicmemory [2004-12-31 21:13:37 +0000 UTC]

mineral deposits.....the likes left behind from hot springs

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phoenixtears [2004-12-27 22:19:32 +0000 UTC]

I love the Grey-scale and the border really brings it all together, at first I didn't really like the stuff near the bottom on the ice, but I realized it made for good contrasting and the shot is very pretty good job.

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darkened-flame In reply to phoenixtears [2004-12-27 22:23:15 +0000 UTC]

its not ice

in fact if i put my hand in it it would be burned off in a couple seconds

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digitalecho In reply to darkened-flame [2004-12-27 22:30:39 +0000 UTC]

I triple-dog dare you to touch it. Yeah, that's right, _triple-dog_ dare you.

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